A bill to extend the deadline for a law to protect slums and other unauthorised colonies in the national capital till 2020 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was tabled in the lower House by[Read More…]
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Karnataka assembly clears bill to regulate private hospitals
The Karnataka assembly on Wednesday here passed a bill to regulate the functioning of private hospitals across the state. “The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act (Amendment) Bill 2017 has been passed in the Assembly by voice vote after discussion on its various provisions by lawmakers of the ruling and opposition[Read More…]
Government keen to bring anti-triple talaq bill in winter session
The Narendra Modi government is planning to bring a bill in the winter session of Parliament banning “triple talaq” (instant divorce), government sources said on Tuesday. For this, the government plans to set up a group of ministers to work out the modalities of the legislation and its various implications.[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: CM Chouhan promises Bill to hang child molesters
Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, announced on Friday that his government will introduce a Bill in the state assembly that will ensure that child molesters are hanged. He was speaking at a Surakhshit Bachpan, Surakhshit Bharat (Safe Childhood, Safe India) programme, which was organised by Nobel Laureate and[Read More…]
Shops, hotels, theatres to stay open 24×7 in Maharashtra soon
The Maharashtra government has cleared a shops and establishment bill, which will let stores, hotels, theaters and multiplexes in Mumbai to remain open seven days a week and operate round the clock. Presently, shops have to close by 10 pm, commercial establishments by 9.30 pm and restaurants by 12.30 am.[Read More…]
House Republicans pass bill to replace and repeal Obamacare
The US House of Representatives passed a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, handing President Donald Trump his first key legislative victory. But it still needs to go a long way as the replacement bill, named as the American Health Care Act, will turn into[Read More…]
Maharashtra: Bill to regulate Ola, Uber operations, tariff passed
App-based cabs service providers such as Ola and Uber will no longer be able to escape with tariff as the state government will now control operations of aggregators including their tariff, through the new legislation cleared by the state Assembly. The state has also decided to guard good samaritans, who[Read More…]
Bill passed for worker compensation in industrial accident
A bill has been passed in the parliament on Wednesday to ensure a compensation up to Rs 1 lakh in case of injury in an industrial accident. Any employer to violate this provision will be charged with a big penalty. The Employees Compensation (Amendment) Act 2016, that amends the Employee’s Compensation[Read More…]
New bill seeks limit on marriage expenses, number of guests at wedding
In a significant move, Congress lawmaker Ranjeet Ranjan, wife of Bihar politician Pappu Yadav introduced a private members bill in the Lok Sabha that will curb over-spending or “show of wealth” in marriages if passed. The bill would impact anyone who spends more than Rs 5 lakhs on a wedding[Read More…]
Possession of scrapped notes to be punishable
The government on Friday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha that provides for holding, transfer and receiving of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes a criminal offence, punishable with a minimum fine of Rs 10,000. Holding of more than 10 scrapped notes of Rs 500/1000 denomination will be[Read More…]
British MPs approve first stage of Brexit bill
Prime Minister Theresa May’s idea to take Britain out of the European Union passed its first legislative obstacle on Wednesday. The development paved the way for her administration to take-off separation talks by the end of March this year. May’s administration is seeking support for a new law that can[Read More…]
Turkish MPs support bill that sets child rapists free if they marry victim
A new bill proposed by the Turkish parliament will allow those who rape underage children to be pardoned for the crime as long as they marry the victim after the act. The bill would pardon men only if they had sex without “force or threat” and if they married the[Read More…]